BUFFALO, New York - Marist women's basketball (9-4, 1-0 MAAC) will play Canisius (3-9, 1-0 MAAC) this afternoon at 2 p.m on ESPN3. Canisius earned their first MAAC win over Manhattan on Thursday, topping the Jaspers 47-44.
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- Marist defeated Niagara in the MAAC season opener behind a historic 32-point second quarter and a season-high 48-point first half effort.
- Rebekah Hand notched the team's first double-double of the season with 21 points, 10 rebounds and an assist.
- Willow Duffell equaled her career-high with 13 points and 9 rebounds.
- Allie Best scored a season-high 12 points along with 7 assists.
- D'Jhai Patterson-Ricks and Sara Hinkriksdottir scored 17 and 16 points to lead the Golden Griffins to victory over the Jaspers on Thursday afternoon.
- Hinriksdottir leads the Golden Griffins with 12.9 points per game and a MAAC-leading 8.7 rebounds per game,.
- Patterson-Ricks averages 10.4 points, good for 15th in the conference.
- Head Coach Scott Hemer is in his first season at the helm of the Golden Griffins.
- Marist has swept the Canisius/Niagara road trip 12 times in the past 14 years.
- Since 2005, the Red Foxes' total record on the Buffalo-area trip is 27-2.
- Rebekah Hand has scored in double digits in all 13 games this season, and in her last 23 games dating back to last season.
- Alana Gilmer leads the MAAC in 3-point percentage, shooting .484.
- Lovisa Henningsdottir ranks second in the conference in blocks at 1.5 per game.
Thursday's game will be broadcast on ESPN3, and radio will be available on GoRedFoxes.com with Geoff Brault on call. Fans can follow along on Twitter at MaristWBB.
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Marist returns home for a 2018 MAAC Championship rematch with Quinnipiac on Thursday, Jan. 10. The game begins at 7 p.m.
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